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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
FAC-SIMILE OF CAPITAL PRIZE.

"a, 544 won 5000, and 56,Tg4 brought some
happy holde- 5000 more there was not a
mnrmur, b soon q chsnge came upon the
Pssemhlage. Gen EARLY said mo. 81, 409. :"
Gen. BeaureEsrd slowly arose and deliber-
ately announced $50 000.'i A spontaneous
applause went up, q good luck wish TO the
happy holder. So the work went along un.
tllNo eS,lT4 won the grand prize of sl50, 900.
That ended the interest on the part Of the
audience, which quickly dispersed, leaving
the Commissioners alone 10 complete the
work No one who cav the lottery drawn
would question the honesty OF the Con mis-
sinnersl No one who has seen the handful Of
prizes sitting alonrside of the twenty bushels
OF numbers, repro, euting the possibilities Of
winningl woul d wonder whether the lottery
was honestly drawn. Still there might have
been fraud in the large wheel, and to satisfy
himself IN that respect the ChrOaicie reporter
bers were in the wheel. As soon as the
drawing was over the control of the wheel
was passed over to him. One hundred of tho
tubes we're counted ont at a time until 1000
had been counted. These were weighed and
on the basis thus secured the contents of the
wheel wee weighed and found to re correct
to the weight of hair. IL satisfied the in
yestigator be, ond = doubt that not single
number in the 100 900 was miss ng at the
drawing, simply confirming his previous i'm
preston.
FORTUNES FAVoRITE.
There was no QUE stiOn az to the fairness
and honesty of the drawings. When the
tub, had bee - weighed they were returned
70 bags, Sc sled by the Co N missioners and by
them lOcE cd Nc. he prizes and numbers
were verified 20 day by Generals Early and
Beaure .ard, add then ubh. he'd aud mailed
to the ticket holders, Today there has been
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II, r. Throckuaorton

testified: l live on Elliott street near
Mr.. Goodwin. / Ia the same house
formerly occupied by Mrs. Dalton and
Mrs. Tyus. l have examined the
premists thera, and state that a party
standing in the hall in the Dalton
house cannot see party on the
porch, nor can they see the porch at
all from any part OF this hall. By
going to and looking out of the front
door OF the Dalton house one can Just
zee one corner OF the porch, and the
distance from this door to the God win
porch Is just forty. eight feet. l meas,
ured 1t with a tape line. From the
center OF Il o hall over to the nearest
window in the G Odwin house is thirty.
FIVE feet.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
MRS. WhfteInW

Recalled by the defense: Picture
handed witness by Col. CAN'T and
asked II she had ever seen the picture
before. She stated that che thought
1t was shown her by Gen. Chalmers
at his house. Said that she told him
(Gen. ChRlmers) at the time the pic
ture did not resemble the lady who
took music lessons from her son, that
the complexion, hair and eyes were
too dark.
Gen. Chalmeis-If Your Honor
please We want an instanter subj qna
for Mrs. Polk that this witness may
say whether she is the one or not.
Judge DuBose-You can bring a
witness into court to testify but not to
be looked at. know Of no law for
that,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
n. n Inalxa0n

SAID; reside in Fort Smith, Ark. l
knew Mr.. Russell Goodwin at Wander
bilt University. l was in the same
class with him. have noticed good
many peculiarities about him, indlcat-
ing a confusion Of ideas. He was
very intelligent, hard student gsner-
ally, but would have periodical spells,
and while under the influence OF one
Of them was moody and lad a strange
way OF taking off his hat and rump.
ling his hair, as II to cool his head.
He would come In sometimes and ap-
parently wonld not know what he was
doing Would sit down with his hat
on. and one OF the professors would
cali his attention to IL, then he would
take 1t of. He was very intelligent
generally, and made one Of our best
editors Of our magazine, but when he
had one Of those spells he would act
very peculiar.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
LOnIh Halle.

have been in the clothing depart.
ment OF Menken Bros. for about two
years and half. | know Mrs. Polk.
The frat time | ever noticed her l
think she was in our store wit her
husband. Mr.. Dalton was employed
in the shoe department ut Menken's,
and am employed In the clothing de-
parlment. Sometimes Mrs. Polk
would come ia and 20 up atairs, aud
then Mr.. Dalton would 20 up in little
while. Mr.. Dalton went up one stair.
way and Mrs. Polk went up the other.
don't know whether they met up
Stare that time or not. l saw them
in the ladies parlor talking together
once, The stairways are separated
by tho whole width OF the store.
Here Col Gantt inquired OF the gem
tlemen representing the State when
they would begin again to try Russell
Goodwin.
Witness CO.. tinued; think this was
in 1885. | have known Mrs. Polk TO
Use the telephone. went down
stairs after she went to the telephone.
M. Dalton came in afterward and
went up stairs. Mrs. Polk was up
stairs.
Cro's examined-The ladies' parlor
ls an open space, with papers, chairs
and plano. II is open, 30 that any,
enc in there can be seen from all over
the room. don't remember when
Mr.. DIlton l'ft there, but think It
Was early in 1885.
Ques.-Was there a desk there with
writing materials? ?
Aus.--Yes, sir, but for customers
only.
Dol, GanIt-Why do you say for
customers only2 Did anyone ask
you whether or not il Was for custom.
erB only
To this the witness made no reply,
and no other question being asked,
left the stand, when
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who testified as follows:
Have been bank teller since 1873.
Previous to that time l was Q commits.
sion merchant. The letters 80 often
examined by other witnesses, were
here handed to Mr.. Sellers with the
request TO examine them. He did 30
carefully, aud said that they all looked
alike, and to the best OF his opinion
were written by the same party. That
there was some dissimilarity but not
much. The witness eaid he did not
judge as much by the signature as the
body OF the writing. As far as / can
20 Is that the writing all looks alike,
but would not say that II was
written by the same hand.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08

Early. OF Virginia. The N ansgemsnt Of the
II. ihe preparations bsssn on Monday and
were not concluded until Friday. The
scheme was based on a representation Of
10000 tickets, against which $40 prizes
we're TO be drawn. There were 1900 Approx
making total Of 2lg7 prizes. The numbe
were printed on blue paper measuring two
and one half inches by one and one-halt
inches. There had to be carefully counted
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
Edward Goldsmith

Testified as follows: / am cashier Of
the German National Bank. l have
been engaged In banking business for
fifteen years.
After critical examination of the
letters this witness gave 1t as his judg-
ment that the letters appeared to have
been written by the same party. The
witness said that the letters written
with pencil he proposed TO express no
opinion about. The one written on
Menken & Bros letter head he saw
somewhat differed from the o hers,
but that the differences might be ow.
ing 10 difference in the pen and ink
usad,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
I'ruAfea,a Sale.

T FINDER and by virtue OF certain instru-
~ ment Of writing, to which one Andrew
Young is party, and which is Of record In
the Registers, office of Shelby county, Ten
Tuesday, 10Th of February, 1857,
O9er for sac at public outcry, for cash, to the
highest bidder, between the hours of II am.
and p m, on the southwest corner OF Main
real estate, lying in Shelby county, Iennes-
see, and east OF the City o. Memoirs. known.
as Lot No. 7. on the east side of Borland
avenue, having front on said avenue Of %
10 feet, moro or less, and having on il the
youth tenement OF double tenement two
story frame; this lot being enc Of the lots in
the Borland subdivision. gl.
The property will be sold free from the
- '" W. b. BEARD. TvustA.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
Gilbert RnIne

introduced. The FIST part taken by
Col Josiah Patterson was in the exam
inaion Of this witness, who testified ::
/ have been engaged in clerical work,
generally banking, insurance, etc, for
a number Of years.
TIE COURT thought the gentleman
Qualified as an expert, and the Letters
were handed over TO him for his opin-
ion expressed as follows:
/ have been requested to examine
these letters and have done so, and
the conclusion l came TO is this, that
taking the letter directed to Mrs.
Tyus as the original, that the others
are fair counterfeitp, aud only fair, not
what | would call real good imiia-
ton.
"State your reasons"
my reason for this conclusion is
that when Nrs. Folks US and g's end
With short curve or iaii it is moi very
Noticeable, but in the counterfeit II is
very marked, as II the party had over
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Hunter Rntne,

sworn: am cashier Of the Mercan-
tile Bank. Mr.. John r. Goodwin Is
president Of the bank. This witness
said II Mrs. Polk wrote the letter
directed to Mrs. Tyus, / am of the
OF the opinion that she wrote none of
the others, giving the came reasons as
those given by the others and zorro.
borating them in the various differ
enoes pointed out.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
MurderOus Attacks Upon Pedestri.

MADRID, February Great alarm
has been caused by frequent murder
GUS attacks upon pedestrians in the
streets at night Seven persons have
been killed or ba6ly wounded in less
than a month. The victim is always at.
tackled from behind With Knife, and
never recognizes the assassin. The
police reject the theory Of robbery as
the motive, and attribute the deeds to
q homicidAl maniac. 81
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
II suners+s From CousumptIon,

Scrofula, Bronchitis and General De-
bility will try Scott's Emulsion OF God
Liver Oil with Hypophosphites, they
will find immediate relief and perma-
nent benefit, The medical profession
universally declare 1t remedy of the
greatest value and very palatable.
Read; Il have used Scott's Emulsion
in several cases Of Soroiula anu Debil-
ity in children. Results most graft
flying. My little patients take it with
pleasure. Wv. A. Hubert, MD, Sal
sbury. III.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
Mr.. PinkneY Latham

was sworn, and testified; l am book
keeper for Hill, Fontsine 4 Co. Have
been Tor about twelve years. handle
goat deal OF handwriting. ami
peGted TO know the different hand
writing OF our customers.
Letter hGnded wituels and he
was told TO compare that lett r,
which was admitted TO be in the hand
writing OF Mrs. Polk, with another
Riven tim at the same time, and
askad tn atata hnw they compared
Wilnesp- Notice slme similari les
Rnd some dissimilfrlties, Some OF the
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08

the boys who csmpsignsd in the ShenaGnr-
doah will remember. 1t, too, Rives
evidence Of the hoary steps of advancing
years Gen. Beauregard has the thoughtful,
steady. reserved testuIes OF the engin eer,
while Gen, Early has the air and anners
of the man who Welcomes the call to boots
highly respected here. They have the
thorough conf fence of all classes Of
the community, and are honest be-
yond douot. They are not stock.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
Guilty OF MaIfeasance IN once

NKw ORLEANS, February THE
Supreme Colrt today found Judge
Henry l., L7zMus guilty OF malieasauce
aud gross misconduct in office. Lag.
srus Is Judge OF the Civil District Court
OF the Parish Of Orleans.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
]. D. THOMPsoN,

the next witness, was a brick aver,
who stated: My name is johnson d.
Thompson. l know where Mr.. Polls q
house is on Union street, and / know
where Mrs. Reese lives. The distance
between the two houses is Just 1888
feet. Mr.. Folks front door could not
be seen by person at the front window
at Mrs, Reese's unless they would lean
Half out Of the window, and from her
front door you cannot see Mr.. Folks
front door at all. A person at Mrs.
Reese's would have to go all the way
to the front gate to see Mr.. Folks
front door.
Gross examined-I was never in
Mrs. Recess house, but l was at her
front door, and Was in Mr.. Folks
house. rhiS was the last witness, and
court adjourned until this morning
at 9:3 o'clock.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
q. A. Lott,

Ny name lie G, A. Lott. have lived
In Memphis since 1884, on Elliott
street. | know where Mr.. Goodwin
lives, and know where Mr.. Thlock-
morton lives. The witness stated he
was present on yesterday when the
examination OF the premises OF the
two places was made, and then cor.
roborated the former witness in regard
to not being able to see person on
Mr.. Godwin's porch standing where
Mrs. Tyus stated she was standing.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
THELETTHRS OFMRS.POLK
PLACED FOR IDENTIFICATION IN
THE HANDS OF EXPERTS,

Who Differ as Widely rs Doctors
Are Supposed TO Do Shrewd
Bank Tellers f
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08

To analyEs the sol emes; the only questions
that interest the lottery ticket holder are; Is
company fnanc ially responsibility To satisfy
itself on these points member of the Chron.
icls sta n was sent from San Francisco to this
city TO ihvestig tie the aft IRIS Of the Louisiana
ex raordinary drawing which took place yes
terday.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08

sconstant stream Of lucky holders pouring
in and out Of the office. getting their opey.
collection through the banks or express COM
panies. To test the efficiency of the clerical
department Of the Q. ncern, the writer asked
Shere the $50. oO0, prize, had been sold, and
c., to one man" A good return on a ten
dollar inyestment. Desiring TO know what
the Pacific Coast had won, the following list
was given;
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
Louisiana State Lottery.
An Investigation Into Its Legal
Status, Its Fairness and Honesty.
Description Of the December Draw.
ing, with Other Facts


q alifor ia has
been a large patron
of the Louisiana
State Lottery. 1t
may be added, par
enthetically, that IT
has been also par
ticularly fortunate
in its Investments
in this direction,
winning many OF
the capital prizes.
The chances Of win
ming in the schemes
OF this company are
thoroughly under
stood by iispatrons
Il would be a waste
Of time and OF space
- - -.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
DIVIDED AS TO WHOSE HAND.
WRIIING THEY DISCLOSE.
Some Swear They Are Genuine, and
Others That They Are Down
right FOrgerles.
GEN. CHALMERS SWORN In AT
TORNEY GENERAL PRO TEN,
WhO is Miss Carrier! Is Now the Cues
ton Upperm0st In All
Mems Minds.

The third week OF the Goodwin trial
was inaugurated yesterday before the
largest crowd Of spectators yet In at
tendance, and from present indica-
tons, bids fair TO hold on for several
days 10 come. The State closed its re-
buttal evidence yesterday, the defense
began its surrebutta, and as Judge
DuBoSe snrounced that they uld
both butt as long as there was any
thing in sight, there is no telling when
II will close.
ATTORNEY GENERAL PRO TIM
A note was handed Judge DuBose
as soon ss he went on the bench from
Attorney General Peters, stating that
owing TO the illness Of his wife it
would be impossible for him to at
tend court.
Gen. Chalmers was then sworn in
as Attorney General pro tenn.
The jury was brought in and the
case was proceeded with.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
AFTERNOON SESSION.
j. n. Sellers,

The first witness called after recess
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
EXTRAORDINARY DRAWING.

Satisfied as 20 ths legal and hnsneial stat,
TO Investigate the honesty of the Drawing,
This was an eventin New Orleans. IL took
place in the Academy Of Music, which had
been specially engaeed for the purpose. IL
aggregating $50, 800, including Capital
Prize efsis ono, one Of csc zee . oae q s se ;e
two Of $40. 600, and four of 5000, with many
smaller ones. The drawing OF this lottery
was wholly In the hands Of Gen. g, T. Beau
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08

TUBE CONTAINING NUMBER.

Then they were rolled up tightly, by means
OF an in strument, Of which an ILLUSTRATION
is herewith presented, and then inserted in.
to a small rubber tube, of which n emit Il
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
Receivers Sale.

DURSUANT to the decree Of the Chapcery
l Court Of Shelby County, rendered on
the 10Th day OF June, lss6: and renewed on
the It'll dsy OF January, 1887, in the case Of
Thomas Fisher Va. John League, No. Sl0S. r
D the undersigned receivers in said cause
will sell publicly in front Of the Courthonse
dnnr AZ ndamn his. Tam m
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08

eepted the Con- missionership in 1877 only on
condition that if thoy discovered anything
shones' they shOuld have tho privilege of
eXDOsiDR it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-08-10
AURORA.

There has not been time for any
notable change to occur in the condi-
ton Of affairs at Aurora, but the sill.
uation keeps up its promise Of pros.
porous times for the camp. The
ledge in the Durend is now somewhat
larger than when last reported, and
although not so eytlavagantly rich is
appearing even better to the eyes Of
the miners. Mr.. Colcord has begun
development work ON the Juniata, and
some time must elapse before aay.
thing but dead work cap he reported
On the Silver Lining work is pro.
crossing and appearances Indicate
that the Company will soon reduce a
quantity of ore, The Antelope mine
Is being worked and Is looking well,
while the mill is working steadily
and protitably on the out put.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-08-10
Another Social SEN sa ton.

The California papers have but lai-
tie more than got their appeti;es
sharpened for the Mcdonald divorce
case, before another one blaZes forth
and calls tor whole columns of de-
tails. All the excitement is about an
old lady at Woodland, worth about
100000, .who has announced her in
tention Of marrying one of her ranch
hands who is only about half her age,
but handsome. ss.0 good manager.
The old lady is Mrs. A Moore, of
Reno. aged sixty,fye. She is the
mother Of r. A. Moore. of Reno. She
has three married daughters in Cali
fornia who are raising Cain about the
match. They have enlisted a host OF
neighbors.on their side and all Wood
land is imam nproar. MrS. Moore is
threatened with the Insane Asylum
and her intended with arrest. Bnl
for the 100000, Mr. Black, ,her IN.
tended. would probably be allowed to
take the old lady in welcome.-Car-
son Tribune
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-08-10
AMATEURS
L., on County Itelns.

The following news items are from
the Lyon County Times of last Satur
day.
IKE Mason, son of DIR. Mason of Ma.
son Valley, is now in Caseyville,
Kentucky, engaged in teaching school
Mr. Mason was formerly a resident of
Mason Valley, and was well known in
that section.
b. s. Mason, Of Greenfield, after
trying 10 sink drive. well On his
premises had to abandon it after
sinking 81 feet without striking
water, He then dug a we'll eleven
leet and got all the water be required,
Mr. John Scott has resigned the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the Douglass mil,
and left for the city by the Golden
Gate, last evening. His old friends
are sorry to see HIM leave, and wish
him success in his future employ,
N ints.
O, II. kister, County Clerk of Mono
county, and Miss Naomi Angel, of
Silver City, were married at the res
idence Of the brides parents last
week. The couple left for home this
week Tuesday, and are now setteled
at Bridgeport,
Homer Bonham received news last
night that HIS father-in.law, IN Reno,
was dying. The old gentleman so far
recovered that he was able to go below
the first of this week. Heart disease
is his complaint,
Last. Saturday afternoon Aaron
Swart's bakery wagon and its load
came to grief by the horse running
away in Silver City. The horse got
his tail over the reins and became
frightened and ran. Swart received
bruise on the leg that laid him up
for few days, and it cost HIM about
$40 to have his wagon repaired.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-08-10
A Piessxat Dnace.

90 Saturday eroning Hanson and
Montgomery d ole Nucleus gave Il
dance ANA supper Tor iho purpose oi
entertaining he visitors Who Nere
i, re on acco uul II c l,i nateis
Icy s,S.uiy.i ta4pt"t til ~ f,e
dancers aud Ranger 10 furnish The
music and taking advantage of
the presence of VIII Mackey of Car.
son, secured his services rs caller.
The floor was well filled and all were
delighted with the result of the hos.
pitality III The proprietors OF the M.
cleus. They permitted collection
sufficient to defray the outside expen.
ces and gave u free supper to all who
were in attendance. AS this Is apious
community aud there were indica-
tons of Sunday on the calendars
the dance only continued until mid
night, when the eaters took their
places at the tables spread in the
pleasant dining room OF the Nucleus
and showed the most practical appre.
citation OF the good things set before
them, by both word and action. The
tables were bountifully supplied
neatly spread and every body was well
served. The flavor of the ice cream
received especial commentator and
altogether the pleasure loving resi-
dents and visitors have good reason
for pleasant recollections OF the hos
pilality of the Nucleus.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-08-10

Hardigan the Esmeralda catcher
stood at his post with II lame knee aud
an extremely painful hand, and saycd
tue game for his club by continued
good playing under these adverse
circumstances. In the evening a sub.
scripuon was taken around and a
purse of over $3.50 was quickly raised
as testimonial. This purse WAS sent
to G2ndelaria when the boys re,nrne,l
and will doubtless lie considerably
enlarged, there. BY his time il has
probably been made up and presented
to the popular catcher, but at the time
the tram left Hawthorne he was still
in ignorance of the attack which was
to be made upon his feelings.